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I'HILADELl'HIA :- BIRD S-EVE VIEW, shuwini; Delaw 
City 21 miles long, 5 to 10 Hide. 18 bridges over Sehuylkill, ly-mi 



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SOrTH BROAD STREF.T, North to City Hall. Bcllcvue-Strattor.l, North American, Land Title and other "sk^st rapers." 
Highest rcal-mtatc values here. Bro.id Street is II ; feet wide; Ij miles long; lo miles asphaltcl. Real Ksta'te Trust, Land Title Trust, Inion League Club. 




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WASHINGTON EolJtSTRIAN MONUMENT, Fairmount Park. Erected by thi- Sociitv . it" the Cincinnati. Cost over Si^o.ooo 
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Broad and Sansom. Assets, S6, 000,000. 




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I'KNNSVl.VANMA INSTITUTION FOR THE INSTRLCIIUN OF THE BLIND, Uvcrbrouk. 
WIDENER MEMORIAL INDUSTRIAL TRAINING-SCHOOL EOR CRIPPLED CHILDREN, 




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.vening. , PENN. Ai. A I )| \l 1 OF FINE ARTS. Founded 1S05. 
ird oldest college in the Lluutd Si.ilis. ,^ acres; 55 buildings; 2, Soo students. 




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Historic Philadeiplii.1. "Citv of Biotlieiiy Love." was 
fouiideJ in 16,S2 by William Fenn.who planned " to attVird 
an asylum to tlie good and oppressed of all nations, to 
frame a j(overnment which mii;ht be an example to show 
men how free and happy they could be." The Quaktr 
colony became the Keystone State of the Union, and for a 
time .Philadelphia was the national capital. Here, in re- 
nowned Independence Hall, met the Continental Congress 
that adopted the Declaration of Independence. Robert 
Morris, through his wealth and ability, was a great factor 
in making that independence an actuality. 

The town was a pioneer in many important and perma- 
nent .New- World enterprises : It started the first paper- 
mill (1690), launched the first American-built navy, built 
the first fort (t 749), established the first Mint. Philadelphia 
is the birthplace of the United States flag (1777). John 
Fitch inaugurated steam-navigation. Benjamin Franklin 
founded the Philadelphia Library (1731 . the American 
Philnsophical Society ( 1743i, and the Pennsylvania Hospi- 
tal (1755); his influence led to the establishment of the 
University of Pennsylvania, begun in 1740; his discovery 
of electricity led the way to many miracles. The Academy 
of Fine Arts (I.SO.Si is the oldest art-school in the country; 
the Academy of Natural Sciences (1S12), the oldest scien- 
tific school; Franklin Institute, the first engineering society 
(1824); the University of Pennsylvania established the 
first regular medical school (1765). The professions were 
ably represented. The Zoo, also, is a pioneer. The lir^t 
World's Fair in America, held in Philadelphia in l,S76, was 



a worthy leader of its more ambitious successors. In the 
city are twi.> venerable churches, '■ Gloria Dei," or old 
Swedes' Church, built in 1700, and Christ Church (1727). 

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania's chief city, is third in 
size in the United States, second in wealth, and third in 
manufacturing. It is on the Delaware River, 96 miles from 
the Atlantic Ocean, a great railroad centre, with a fine 
liarbor. Area, 130 square miles; next to London in mail- 
delivery area. The streets are very regularly laid out. 
Population, 1,367.716 (1903). The city is noted for 
charities and educational institutions. It is a city of 
homes, the occupants owning 70 per cent, of the dwelling- 
houses. It has 35 national banks, si.x immense depart- 
ment-stores, and the largest locomotive works, shipyards, 
carpet, hat and upholstery factories, chemical works, etc., 
in the country. Delightful Fairmount Park, with its 
Wissahickon, Schuylkill and other streams, affords a great 
variety of recreation. There are many fine churches and 
the homes of an Episcopal bishop and a Roman Catholic 
archbishop. 

The Bullitt Bill (1885) gave the Mayor great power ; he 
can appi >int and remove the various city directors (of public 
wi u ks, public charities. Board of Health, etc.). 

The largest fresh-water naval station in the United States 
is at League Island ( 997 acres). Philadelphia h,as the largest 
municipal building and the greatest filtration-plant. 

The suburban towns are charming and abound in 
beautiful estates. Adjacent colleges are located at Bryn 
Mawr, Villa Nova. Swarthmore and Haverford. 



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